Case Details

  • Case name: Managing Director Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation & ANR vs Jai Singh & ORS.
  • Petition: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 13666‑13771/2023.
  • Court/Authority: Supreme Court of India, Chamber of Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria.
  • Order date: 27 May 2026 (digitally signed by Mohd Ibrahim).
  • Related Diary numbers: 74532/2025 (IV‑D), 13657/2026 (IV‑B), 13657/2026 (SLP), among others.

Parties Involved

  • Petitioner: Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Managing Director) and associated parties.
  • Respondent: Jai Singh and others.
  • Heirs / Legal Representatives of Deceased: Ishwar, Sadhu, Ram Lal, Vijender Sharma, Jai Bhagwan, Satbir.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Snehasish Mukherjee (AOR), Anshu Davar, Chandrika Singh, Tushar Pahwa, Shafik Ahmed, Gaurav Pahwa, Ayush Sharma, Anju, Pranjal Ranjan, Sunny, Apsana Khatoon, Divya Charaya, Satendra Singh Baghel, Sushant Mehra, Vv Kk Hanumanth Prasad, Shaik Saadath Siddiqui, Mohammed Bin Amer, Rashid N. Azam, Monika Gusain (AOR), Akshay Amritanshu (Sr. Adv), Hariom Yaduvanshi (AOR), Arjun Yaduvanshi, S. Harini, Tanya Gupta, Sarthak Srivastava.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Ajay Marwah, Swaroopananda Mishra (AOR), Mrigank Bhardwaj, Dhriti Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Ravideep Badyal, Shivani Singh, Neeharika Mazumdar, Jitesh Malik, Jatin Hooda, Barnali Basak, Abhimanyu Yadav, Sarita Verma, Satish Kumar, Amit Agrawal (AOR), Sachin Saini (AOR), Manoj Makkar (AOR), Raghav Singh, Ujjwal Singh Parmar, Neha Raj Singh, Siddhartha Patra.

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • Applications for condonation of delay in filing petitions to set aside abatement, with delays ranging from 977 days to 2,947 days.
  • Applications for substitution of heirs and legal representatives of deceased appellants in pending High Court appeals (RFA Nos. 9298, 9301, 9313, etc.).
  • Requests to set aside abatement orders affecting the deceased parties.

Findings & Observations

  • The Court held that the reasons provided justified condonation of delay in each interim application (IA).
  • Substitution of heirs and legal representatives was deemed appropriate and was permitted.
  • Where substitution and condonation were granted, the Court set aside the abatement.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • No monetary penalties were imposed on any party.
  • Directions:
  • Delay in filing is condoned for each IA.
  • Heirs and legal representatives are permitted to appear in the respective High Court matters.
  • Cause titles shall be amended as directed.
  • Abatement orders are set aside where applicable.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • Parties must record the substituted heirs/legal representatives in the relevant High Court proceedings.
  • Amend cause titles in accordance with the Court’s order.
  • No further action required concerning the abatement after it is set aside.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • All listed interim applications (IA Nos. 91965, 91966, 91968, 91970, 91972, 91973, 91974, 91975, 91976, 91977, 91978, 91979, 88047) were allowed.
  • The orders are immediately enforceable; parties must comply with substitution, amendment of cause titles, and abatement set‑aside directives.